Singapore Reports Fifth Coronavirus Death

(Bloomberg) -- An 86 year-old female Singaporean who had no recent travel history to affected countries passed away from complications due to a coronavirus infection on early Friday morning, the city-state’s health ministry said in a statement.

The woman was admitted to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases on March 31, and was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on the same day, according to the statement.

As of April 2 at noon, the government had confirmed an additional 49 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1,049.

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